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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section
30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
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Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
West, Paul F. French Fragrances, Inc. (FRAG)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social 4. Statement for Month/Year
Security Number of
Reporting Person
(Voluntary) December 2000
c/o French Fragrances, Inc.
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(Street) Original (Month/Year)
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Miami Lakes, Florida 33014
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
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X Officer (give Other (specify
--- title below) ---- below)
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) or 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
(Month/ End of (D) or ficial
Day/ Month Indirect Owner-
Year) (Instr. 3 (I) ship
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4)
(A) or
Code V Amount (D) Price
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Common Stock, $.01 par value 12/29/00 C 2,765 A $5.25/sh 5,265 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of 6. Date 7. Title and Amount
Derivative sion action tion Code Deriv- Exercisable of Underlying
Security or Date (Instr. 8) ative and Expiration Securities
(Instr. 3) Exercise (Month/ Securities Date (Instr. 3 and 4)
Price Day/ Acquired (A) (Month/Day/
of Year) or Disposed of Year)
Deriv- (D) (Instr. 3, 4
ative and 5)
Security
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Date Expira- Amount
Exer- tion Title or
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of Shares
Code V (A) (D)
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Stock Option (A) $6.00/sh 9/03/99 3/03/04 Common 50,000
Stock
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Stock Option (B) $8.125/sh 3/06/00 3/06/05 Common 100,000
Stock
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Stock Option (C) $8.4375/sh 10/6/00 A V 60,750 10/6/03 10/6/05 Common 60,750
Stock
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8. Price 9. Number of 10.Owner- 11. Na-
of Derivative ship of ture
Deriv- Securities Derivative of
ative Beneficially Security: Indirect
Secur- Owned Direct Bene-
ity at End (D) or ficial
(Instr of Month (I) Indirect Owner-
5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) ship
(Instr. 4)
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33,334 D
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0 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(A) Option granted pursuant to Issuer's 1995 Stock Option Plan, exercisable as follows:
3,334 on 9/3/99; 3,333 on 3/3/2000; and 3,333 on 3/3/2001.
(B) Option granted pursuant to Issuer's 1995 Stock Option Plan, exercisable in three equal
installments on 3/6/2001, 3/6/2002 and 3/6/2003.
(C) Option granted pursuant to Issuer's 1995 Stock Option Plan, exercisable in full three years
from the date of grant.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
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/s/ Paul F. West January 9, 2001
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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